ISO 10577:2012

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 10577
First edition
2012-08-01
Resilient floor coverings —
Specification for rubber sheet floor
coverings without backing
Revêtements de sol résilients — Spécifications pour les revêtements de
sol en caoutchouc sans dossier
Reference number
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ISO 10577 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 219, Floor coverings.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 10577:2012(E)
Resilient floor coverings — Specification for rubber sheet floor
coverings without backing
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the characteristics of rubber sheet floor coverings without backing.
This International Standard includes a classification system based on intensity of use, which shows where
resilient floor coverings should provide satisfactory service.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document
(including any amendments) applies.
ISO 105-B02, Textiles ― Tests for colour fastness ― Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc
fading lamp test
ISO 4649:2010, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic ― Determination of abrasion resistance using a rotating
cylindrical drum device
ISO 4918, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings ― Castor chair test
ISO 7619-1, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic ― Determination of indentation hardness ― Part 1: Durometer
method (Shore hardness)
ISO 10874, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings ― Classification
ISO 23999, Resilient floor coverings ― Determination of dimensional stability and curling after exposure to heat
ISO 24341, Resilient and textile floor coverings ― Determination of length, width and straightness of sheet
ISO 24343-1, Resilient and laminate floor coverings ― Determination of indentation and residual indentation
Part 1: Residual indentation
ISO 24344, Resilient floor coverings ― Determination of flexibility and deflection
ISO 24346, Resilient floor coverings ― Determination of overall thickness
ASTM D883, Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
ASTM D1566, Standard Terminology Relating to Rubber
ASTM D3389, Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics Abrasion Resistance (Rotary Platform Abrader)
ASTM F1515, Standard Test Method for Measuring Light Stability of Resilient Flooring by Colour Change
EN 663, Resilient floor coverings ― Determination of conventional pattern depth
3 Terms and definitions
3.1
rubber material
polymeric binder in the rubber sheet floor covering without backing satisfying the definition of rubber in
ASTM D1566, and having been vulcanized such that it became thermoset as defined in ASTM D883
3.2
reliefed
having a permanent multi-level surface produced by mechanical means, with a minimal differential in
height of 0,25 mm
4 Categories of rubber floor coverings without backing
Category A: Homogeneous rubber floor covering without backing ― Floor covering based on natural and/or
synthetic rubber with one or more layers of the same composition and colour, patterned throughout its thickness.
Category B: Heterogeneous rubber floor covering without backing ― Floor covering based on natural and/or
synthetic rubber consisting of a wear layer and other compact layers which differ in composition and/or design
and can contain a reinforcement.
Category C: Heterogeneous rubber floor covering without backing with a decorative layer ― Floor covering
based on natural and/or synthetic rubber consisting of a decorative layer and other compact layers which differ
in composition and/or design and can contain a reinforcement.
The thickness of the decorative layer shall at least reach the values given in Table 2 These values are based on the
relationship of the appearance retaining after removing a specified thickness and the abrasion value measured.
The floor covering may have either smooth, embossed or reliefed pattern wearing surfaces.
5 Requirements
All rubber floors without backing shall conform to the appropriate general requirements specified in Table 1,
when tested in accordance with
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